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“ Oh , you mean Sherry ? I know her , too . Let me take the kid up for you . It’s inappropriate for a man to enter her house , ” Miriam said .
Jonathan agreed and handed the child over to Miriam .
Miriam breathed a sigh of relief . Looking down , she saw that Michael was asleep .
Teresa was anxiously waiting at home . She was about to go downstairs when Miriam arrived and handed Michael to her . “ Don’t be so nervous . Jonathan didn’t suspect a thing ,” Miriam assured her .
Teresa hugged Michael tightly . “ I can’t stay at Rosary Estates anymore . “”
Miriam said helplessly , “ Why don’t you just tell Jonathan about Mike ? You can’t keep it a secret forever . ”
“ I plan to keep it a secret forever . ” When it came to Michael , Teresa was very headstrong .
“ It’s not just about him . If Irene , Jonathan’s mom , finds out Mike has the Lynn family’s blood , she’ll try to fight for custody . I don’t want to go through a legal battle . It’s not good for Michael , and it’s unnecessary , ” she added .
Teresa had carried Michael for nine months and had been raising him diligently for nearly three years . He was her only family then . Since she wasn’t planning to remarry , there wasn’t a need to tell anyone about Michael .
Miriam , always supportive of her best friend , said , “ All right . Since you want to move , let’s do it . I’ll help you pack your things . ”
There weren’t many things in the house , just mostly Michael’s belongings . They couldn ‘ t take all his toys and just grabbed a couple . With that , they moved to the new place overnight .
After closing the door to her apartment , Teresa held the sleeping Michael in her arms as they all left together .
Jonathan didn’t get much sleep that night . Irene kept calling , asking him to return to the Lynn residence because she wanted to see him . Jonathan delayed it until the afternoon three days later .
“ My calendar says I have two other meetings ,” Jonathan stated .
“ Ms. Astor , the one you had a blind date with , said you have a child . And a son at that ! What’s going on ? ” Irene demanded to know .
“ Just pretend I have a kid , ” Jonathan replied .
The implication was that he didn’t want to go on blind dates anymore ; there was no point in meeting someone he wasn’t interested in .
Irene , her lips twitching in anger , said , “ Fine . If you give me a grandson , I won’t force
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you to go on dates anymore . Bring the child home and let me see him . ”
“ Another time . ” With that , Jonathan hung up .
Not long after , Benny called . “ This is ridiculous . Your mom called me asking if you have a son . What’s going on ? Is it that little boy from last time ? The one I took a picture of ? ”
Jonathan didn’t answer .
“ Oh , by the way – I saw Teresa at the hospital the other day . She claimed it was nothing serious ; just a cold and she needed some medicine . But she seemed nervous ! ” Benny added .
Jonathan raised his eyebrows and checked the calendar . They were just entering the winter season and Teresa would always catch a cold around that time . Without fail , she would develop a fever a few weeks later .
Even though he was waiting for her to reach out first , Jonathan still bought some medicine after work and went to Rosary Estates . He rang the doorbell to find that nobody was home . He wondered if she was still out .
He waited outside her house from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. , but she never returned and wouldn’t answer her phone either . Sometimes , he leaned against the wall , and other times , he went downstairs to pace around until his legs went numb .
At dawn , the neighbor next door finally came out , and Jonathan approached them . Hello – do you know where the woman who lives here is ? ”
“ She moved out ,” they replied .
Rosary Estates was passed down to Teresa from her grandparents . Where would she have moved to ?
“ Weren’t there two women living here ? ” Jonathan asked again .
“ Yes , and there’s a child , too . It’s tough for that woman raising the kid on her own .
Anyway , both women have moved out . I saw them leave two nights ago . They moved everything out overnight .”
Jonathan furrowed his brows .
Where did she go ?
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